Angels' Torii Hunter's plight sheds light on little-used rule
Los Angeles
CLEVELAND — The Los Angeles Angels can't even count on Torii Hunter's glove these days. Hunter committed a costly error and the Angels managed just three hits in a 4-0 loss to the Cleveland Indians on Sunday. With two outs and runners on first and Angels right fielder Torii Hunter, whose son was arrested this [...]
Read MoreBryce Harper hits second homer, races around bases again
USA TODAY
Bryce Harper hits his first MLB home run, sprints around the bases According to a site that tracks how long MLB players take to round the bases after a home run, Bryce Harper's 17.07-second sprint is the 2nd fastest home run WASHINGTON — Bryce Harper hit his first big league home run, helping lead the [...]
Read MoreYour call: Do you walk Josh Hamilton?
ESPN (blog)
Sun, 13 May 2012|. Dale, Bradford and Buck are live at Fenway and kick off Sports Sunday talking about the amazing run Josh Hamilton is on, but Dale is skeptical of anyone that goes on a tear like this nowadays. The guys then move on to After hitting four home runs in one game, Hamilton [...]
Read MoreJoey Votto hits 3 HRs, including 9th-inning grand slam that gives Reds 9-6 win …
Washington P
With nearly everything going wrong for Cincinnati, the Redlegs climbed on Joey Votto's back and he carried them to an unlikely victory. On the day, Votto was 4-5 with three homers, a double, 6 RBI and four runs scored. Red first baseman Joey Votto had only two home runs heading into Sunday's game vs the [...]
Read MoreAndy Pettitte encouraged despite loss in first start back
USA TODAY
Andy Pettitte will make his long-awaited return to the mound today as the New York Yankees aim to sweep the Seattle Mariners out of Yankee Stadium. Pettitte (0-0) is set to make his first major league appearance since retiring after an 11-3 mark and a There are some games you have to win. Count among [...]
Read MoreAndy Pettitte encouraged despite loss in first start back
USA TODAY
A lot rides on McNamee's testimony, especially after the government's other key witness, pitcher Andy Pettitte, wavered in his appearance two weeks ago. Pettitte, a former Clemens teammate, testified that Clemens said he had used HGH — only to say (Sports Network) – Andy Pettitte will make his long-awaited return to the mound today as [...]
Read MoreVotto's Slam, 3 HRs Rally Reds Past Nationals 9-6
ABC News
Google's top searches: necrotizing fasciitis zip line joey votto scott thompson booker t and the mgs flesh eating bacteria sister wives jamie dimon maurice sendak edge of darkness clippers pacers phoenix coyotes free ecards josh hamilton With nearly everything going wrong for Cincinnati, the Redlegs climbed on Joey Votto's back and he carried them to [...]
Read MoreRangers' Josh Hamilton is high-risk high-reward
San Francisc
Sitting in the newsroom Tuesday night, watching Josh Hamilton round the bases for the 4th time, we knew who the Ranger of the Week was going to be. Hamilton is batting .402 with 18 home runs and has knocked in 41 runs through action Saturday. He should make a run at being the first Triple [...]
Read MoreRangers' Josh Hamilton is high-risk high-reward
San Francisc
Giants fans are all over the place with opinions on whether the team should sign Tim Lincecum to a contract surpassing $100 million, but imagine the views in Texas on Josh Hamilton. Hamilton has surpassed Matt Kemp as the most productive hitter in the Sitting in the newsroom Tuesday night, watching Josh Hamilton round the [...]
Read MoreBryce Harper learns how not to vent anger
Fox News
The Nationals beat the Reds last night 7-3 so it was really only an afterthought that Bryce Harper beat himself 10-0. After grounding out to second in the seventh inning, "Harper whacked a wall down the tunnel from the Nationals dugout with By Sarah Kogod Apparently there could be a number of reasons to explain [...]
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